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What a Holiday Remembers is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on the significance of national celebrations, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.3.K-2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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What a Holiday Remembers

D2.His.3.K-2

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Match each holiday to what it remembers.

1.Draw a line from each holiday to what it remembers.
  • Flag Day
  • Independence Day
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Presidents' Day
  • A.Remembers the day in 1777 when the flag was adopted
  • B.Honors George Washington and other presidents
  • C.Celebrates the Declaration of Independence of 1776
  • D.Honors a leader who worked peacefully for equal rights
2.Draw a line from each holiday to what it remembers.
  • New Year's Day
  • Thanksgiving
  • Memorial Day
  • Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day
  • A.Gives thanks, and recalls the 1621 harvest meal of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag
  • B.Marks Columbus's 1492 landing, or honors Native American peoples
  • C.Welcomes the start of a new year
  • D.Remembers members of the military who died serving the country

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Answer key — What a Holiday Remembers

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Flag Day — A (Remembers the day in 1777 when the flag was adopted) 2. Independence Day — C (Celebrates the Declaration of Independence of 1776) 3. Martin Luther King Jr. Day — D (Honors a leader who worked peacefully for equal rights) 4. Presidents' Day — B (Honors George Washington and other presidents)
  2. 2.1. New Year's Day — C (Welcomes the start of a new year) 2. Thanksgiving — A (Gives thanks, and recalls the 1621 harvest meal of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag) 3. Memorial Day — D (Remembers members of the military who died serving the country) 4. Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day — B (Marks Columbus's 1492 landing, or honors Native American peoples)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.3.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.